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Abstract:
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate clinical decision making and the achievement of optimal patient outcomes and quality of life. Since 1994, The University of Iowa College of Nursing and its partner, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, has been at the forefront of making gerontological nursing EBP a reality. Every 4 months since 2007, the Journal of Gerontological Nursing (JGN) has published an EBP article focusing on a specific situation or problem associated with the care of older adults based on an EBP guideline developed and published by the University of Iowa College of Nursing. The current article provides background for the development of EBP in general and the specific development, processes, and components of the EBP guidelines published in this section of JGN. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 42 (7), 25-32.].
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